Comedy ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1991 · 1h 40m

The Addams Family

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Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast
Raúl Juliá as Gomez Addams Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester Dan Hedaya as Tully Alford Elizabeth Wilson as Abigail Craven Judith Malina as Granny
Crew
Owen Roizman — Director of Photography Jim Miller — Editor Dede Allen — Editor Marc Shaiman — Original Music Composer Caroline Thompson — Screenplay Larry Wilson — Screenplay
Tagline

Weird is relative.

Synopsis

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Trailer The Addams Family — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dancingdead wishsecret passagefencingblack humoruncleeccentricmansionloan sharkaccountantcreepydisembodied hand
Key Collaborators
Barry Sonnenfeld Director Owen Roizman Director of Photography Jim Miller Editor Dede Allen Editor Marc Shaiman Original Music Composer Caroline Thompson Screenplay Larry Wilson Screenplay Scott Rudin Producer Richard Macdonald Production Design Ruth Myers Costume Design
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